In 2285, Torg participated in Kruge's attempt to obtain and exploit the Federation's Genesis technology, and was present for the destruction of the USS Grissom in orbit of the Genesis Planet. Later, Torg led a boarding party to the USS Enterprise, but was surprised to find that there was no one on the ship. Arriving on the bridge, Torg contacted Kruge to inform him that the Enterprise was deserted, and transmitted the information being spoken by the ship's computer. Listening to the computer, Kruge realized too late that it was, in fact, the countdown of the ship's auto-destruct, and was unable to warn Torg and the rest of the boarding party before they were all killed in the subsequent explosion. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)